sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and ignacio echeverria. eventually the attackers were shot dead by police officers. the inquests, starting today, are being conducted by the chief coroner mark lucraft qc. over the next two and a half months the court will hear details of how each person died. the relatives of those killed are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being being investigated by mi5 for possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. after a restful bank holiday weekend, politicians

they were there for half an hour trying to say sebastien belanger but they were not successful, u nfortus given a commendation today by the metropolitan police. broadband, tv, and phone companies have been told they will have to inform customers if better deals are available when their contract is coming to an end. new rules were announced by 0fcom this morning. the regulator claims up to 20 million customers could benefit. similar rules already apply in the energy and insurance market. senators in the american state of alabama have passed legislation which would ban almost all abortions — even in cases of rape or incest. if it's signed by the governor, the law will be the strictest in the us. aleem maqbool sent this report. my body, my choice! it was a last—ditch attempt to stop the passing of the most restrictive abortion law anywhere in the us. so the discussion, the question for me, for all of us is when is a person a person? alabama republicans argued that abortion should be banned at all stages of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. you can't deny any longer the assault on

french chef sebastien belanger had spent that night watching the champions league final in a nearby pubwhen the three men started stabbing him, still attacking him as he fled into the boro bistro. then witnesses saw alexandre pigeard, a waiter from the restaurant, running alongside this wall, clutching his neck. one of the attackers shouted "you are unbelievers". they were seen working in formation, cornering and stabbing customers as they went, including two women. eyewitness jack baxter told the coroner. dervish gashi was working at cafe brood that night. as the attackers left, he saw them stab sebastien belanger again, one of them saying, "this is for allah". he then looked up at him for two or three seconds as if wondering what to do next, before heading back up the stairs onto borough high street. he followed them and as they went down the road, they acted quite normally, as if nothing had happened. by the time the men left the boro bistro, five people were dying from stab wounds. but still they were looking for more people to kill. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. our

the court heard she drew her baton to protect people trying to save victim sebastien belanger from attackthis young police officer, pc mia kerr, attached to peckham police station she arrived less than ten minutes after the attack started and quickly became aware of are very seriously injured frenchmen at the bottom of some stories at the south end of london bridge. when she got down the members of the public were treating him and she was very concerned that the attackers could return for the she drew her baton and she was watching three entrances while trying to protect the members of the public and also took a part in giving chest compression and breath to this very seriously ill casualties. throughout her video police officers can be heard calling for assistance require paramedic assistance. man with stab wounds. she told the court time just stood still, we just wanted some help. further messages were going out, casualties, at the bistro for that eventually a police medic turned up to help them with treating sebastien belanger who unfortunately died but at no point did they see any amb

police officer mia kerr was trying to keep sebastien belanger alive.nsmissions by her and other officers asking for help, including: but senior ambulance staff less than 100 metres away were completely unaware of the boro bistro casualties. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: ajax wipe away their champions league disappointment, winning their 34th eredivisie title and first since 2014. tiger woods is ready to roar as the year's second major, the uspga championship, heads out in new york on thursday. and in terrible conditions pascal ackermann wins stage 5 of the giro d'italia — his second stage win of the year's first grand tour. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that ajax have won the dutch eredivisie for the 34th time. confirmation came on the last day of the season and helps wipe away the disappointment of losing out in the champions league semi—final last w

french chef sebastien belanger had spent that night watching the champions league final in a nearby pubted stabbing him, still attacking him as he fled into the boro bistro. then witnesses saw alexandre pigeard, a waiter from the restaurant, running alongside this wall, clutching his neck. one of the attackers shouted "you are unbelievers". they were seen working in formation, cornering and stabbing customers as they went, including two women. eyewitness jack baxter told the coroner. dervish gashi was working at cafe brood that night. as the attackers left, he saw them stab sebastien belanger again, one of them saying, "this is for allah". he then looked up at him for two or three seconds as if wondering what to do next, before heading back up the stairs onto borough high street. he followed them and as they went down the road, they acted quite normally, as if nothing had happened. by the time the men left the boro bistro, five people were dying from stab wounds. but still they were looking for more people to kill. the headlines on bbc news... one and a half billion users of whatsapp ar

police officer mia kerr was trying to keep sebastien belanger alive.orded multiple radio transmissions by her and other officers asking for help, including, but senior ambulance staff less than 100 metres away were completely unaware of the boro bistro casualties. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. senior cabinet ministers have urged mps to back theresa may's brexit deal, and warned that failure to do so could result in britain leaving the eu without a deal, or not leaving at all. mps are expected to vote on the prime minister's withdrawal agreement in the first week ofjune, after the european parliamentary elections. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. time for the plan the prime minister stitched together with her continental colleagues to be tested again. theresa may's right to look nervous. not at the eu, but at home, where parliament has already said no to her deal three times. it seems almost impossible they'll say yes this time, but could the prime minister win them round? what this bill does is delivers on brexit. that's w

the six people stabbed were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirstyoden and ignacio echeverria. they looking for answers to two key questions. why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the bridge attack? and how was it that khuram but was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by m15 for a possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of a cts inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. those tributes from the families have taken most of the morning with lots of tears being shedin morning with lots of tears being shed in the witness box. these inquests are being taken so seriously by the police that the commissioner of the metropolitan police and the commissioner of the city of london police and the most senior counter—terrorism police officer in the country were all in court. it is likely to be a difficult few weeks for both counter—terrorism policing and for the s

police officer mia kerr was trying to keep sebastien belanger alive.as recorded multiple radio transmissions by her and other officers asking for help, including, somebody stabbed, under the steps. male with stab wounds, green dragon court. and, casualties, boro bistro, boro bistro. but senior ambulance staff less than 100 metres away were completely unaware of the boro bistro casualties. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. senior cabinet ministers have urged mps to back theresa may's brexit deal, and warned that failure to do so could result in britain leaving the eu without a deal or not leaving at all. mps are expected to vote on the prime minister's withdrawal agreement in the first week ofjune, after the european parliamentary elections. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. time for the plan the prime minister stitched together with her continental colleagues to be tested again. theresa may's right to look nervous. not at the eu, but at home, where parliament has already said no to her deal three times. it seems almost imposs

sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and ignacio echeverria police officers. the inquests, starting today, are being conducted by the chief coroner mark lucraft qc. of how each person died. the relatives of those killed are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being being investigated by m15 for possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. schools will be told to stop using exclusions to boost results from today, amid concerns thousands of children are disappearing from classroom registers. a government—backed inquiry led by the former children's minister, edward timpson, demands headteachers be accountable for the exam records of pupils they remove. our education correspondent, frankie mccamley, reports. ill—equipped

the six people stabbed were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty and ignacio echeverria. their relatives are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by m15 for a possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. richard lister is at the old bailey. there are questions about this? yes, why there were no protections in on the bridge, in light of the westminster bridge attack, which was carried out in the same way. the coroner alluded to this, saying that there were questions that the families would want answered. he hoped that the inquest would provide those answers. it will take some time, those answers. not everybody is confident that they will get to the bottom of this. it will take about 11 weeks, the eight victims of

the six people stabbed were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty spanish skateboarder ignacio echeverria. their relatives are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by mi5 for a possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. 0ur correspondent richard lister is at the old bailey. how far have they got today? we have really just we have reallyjust had the preliminary proceedings today. we had the chief coroner for england and wales opening the proceedings, setting out what it is he attends to achieve over the next 11 weeks or so. achieve over the next 11 weeks or so. the rest of the day was turned over to the families, and we heard from daniel's report, that xavier thomas‘s family was the first to talk abo

the court heard she drew her baton to protect people trying to save victim sebastien belanger from attackpanic in the aftermath of the van crashing after it had crossed london bridge, steering into pedestrians, and then the three attackers got out, they ran down beside the bridge into a restaurant area, and that was the point when she had arrived, just after those attackers had left that restaurant area, leaving a number of people stabbed in their wake. she was on her own, she said she saw two members of the public working on french casualty sebatien belanger, who was fatally injured. she said the two members of the public looked like they knew what they were doing so she decided her priority was that their safety. she drew her that on as the only weapon she had. she didn‘t really know where the attackers work, whether they would come back, but she said she was determined they would be safe while they were working on sebatien belanger. she was asked about that that on. she said she was concerned that on. she said she was concerned that she was the only officer down there and for a little